Chapter 3: Testing the Small Green Bottle's Effect

Just after Li Xuan sat down, the others all turned to look at Li Xuan.

But Li Xuan is young and has also offended Lin Mo, so the others are reluctant to approach and talk to Li Xuan, and instead chat in small groups, ignoring Li Xuan.

Regarding their reaction, Li Xuan naturally doesn't care, sits on a stone, eats the Steamed Bun by himself, then returns to the Flower Sea he is in charge of.

The Flower Sea Li Xuan tends covers only three mu, filled with all kinds of orchids. These orchids are delicate, but Li Xuan diligently studies various plant‑care methods, so he tends the three mu of orchids very well.

Looking at the Flower Sea before him, Li Xuan sighs, then takes a hoe from his Mao Cao Wu and goes into the Flower Sea to start working.

On Douluo Continent, most weeds are Blue Silver Grass, and Blue Silver Grass happens to be soul beasts, which greatly increases the difficulty of weeding.

Li Xuan lifts the hoe and strikes hard; with a crisp crack, a Blue Silver Grass is snapped at the waist.

Then Li Xuan begins to dig, trying to pull out the Blue Silver Grass roots as completely as possible; this plant's vitality is extremely strong, so if the roots aren't fully cleared, they will sprout again within days.

Li Xuan also finds that after his soul power level broke through to Level Ten, his strength and stamina are much greater; before, removing a Blue Silver Grass would have left him exhausted enough to sit on the ground to rest.

Now he feels no strain at all, even extremely relaxed.

Then Li Xuan tightens his grip on the hoe, taking advantage of the cool morning weather to finish the work quickly.

……

It is now noon.

Li Xuan wipes the sweat from his forehead and glances at the sky.

"I pretty much cleared all the weeds in this area by the morning; no wonder soul masters love raising their soul power levels," Li Xuan laughs brightly twice, then hoists the hoe and walks toward the foot of the nearby mountain.

The noon sun is scorching; Li Xuan doesn't want to suffer, and the work is essentially done, so he can rest now.

Sitting at the mountain foot, Li Xuan surveys the surrounding environment.

He confirms that no one is around.

Only then does Li Xuan extend his hand, and with a surge of soul power fluctuation, a small green bottle appears in his hand.

With no one nearby, Li Xuan decides to conduct a small experiment here, testing the true capability of his martial soul!

After confirming no one else is around, Li Xuan picks a random weed on the ground that isn't Blue Silver Grass, studies the small green bottle for a moment, then carefully unscrews the cap, tilts the mouth slightly, and a drop of emerald Green Spirit Liquid drips slowly onto the weed's leaf, landing precisely.

The weed's leaf, like a sponge, absorbs the Green Spirit Liquid in an instant.

The next second, a strange breeze suddenly appears beside Li Xuan.

"Is this wind formed by soul power?" Li Xuan feels the breeze carrying a strong soul power, his eyes widen instantly; the phenomenon is a bit eerie.

And this soul power is directly fed into the weed that absorbed the Green Spirit Liquid.

Immediately, under Li Xuan's gaze, the weed begins to grow at a visibly rapid speed.

In the blink of an eye it reaches half a meter tall, and after a few minutes it reaches one meter, then it slowly stops.

The once tender leaves now appear unusually sharp, the stems are hard, the roots thick; each part shows the weed has undergone a complete transformation.

Li Xuan slowly reaches out to touch a leaf, and the next second pulls his hand back immediately.

The weed's leaf is abnormally sharp, actually slicing a small cut into Li Xuan's finger.

"Is this a mutation?" Li Xuan is startled, then squeezes his finger, pressing out the clotted blood; as a burst of green soul power appears, the wound slowly heals. The leaf's sharpness rivals a normal blade, but fortunately it is non‑poisonous.

Li Xuan looks at the weed, thinks carefully, and finally decides it cannot stay; he raises the hoe high and strikes the weed's root with a single swing.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud sounds; Li Xuan's hands are already numb, and the hoe has only cut a few centimeters into the weed's root, which is now as thick as a small arm, making it hard to pull the weed out.

Li Xuan shakes his hand, then swings the hoe a few more times, finally cutting the reinforced weed off.

As the weed falls, tiny yellow lights slowly emanate from the weed on the ground.

Stunned, Li Xuan watches as they gradually coalesce into a pale yellow soul ring.

"Whoa! It directly produced a soul beast!" Li Xuan says, somewhat shocked.

Li Xuan never imagined that a single drop of Green Spirit Liquid could directly cultivate a soul beast, and a century soul beast at that.

Li Xuan stares at the yellow soul ring in front of him, lost in thought.

Li Xuan also didn't expect to cultivate a century soul beast so effortlessly.

Suddenly, an idea flashes in Li Xuan's mind.

At this moment Li Xuan's soul power level has already broken through to Level Ten; by absorbing the soul ring before him, he could immediately break through again and become a soul master with a soul skill!

Moreover, his martial soul is Azure Lotus, a plant‑type martial soul, and although the weed's soul ring isn't a high‑quality soul beast ring, it is still a century soul ring; absorbing it would give Li Xuan a considerable boost, allowing him to continue cultivating.

But the thought only flashes in Li Xuan's mind before he discards it.

He already possesses the Palm Heaven Bottle and a system; absorbing a century soul ring from an unknown weed would indeed be too embarrassing!

As for the soul ring, Li Xuan doesn't mind letting it continue to float in the air, since it will dissipate after a while.

Li Xuan opens the Palm Heaven Bottle and sees that there's not a drop of Green Spirit Liquid left inside.

"Each drop of Green Spirit Liquid can cultivate a century soul beast; looks like my first soul ring is coming together," Li Xuan toys with the small green bottle in his hand, a smile tugging at his lips.

In just three days, Li Xuan can cultivate a three‑hundred‑year soul beast, already pushing the limit of his first soul ring; then he can select a plant that matches him best for cultivation and obtain a soul ring that perfectly suits him.

After fiddling with the small green bottle for a while, Li Xuan stores it back into his body.

Then Li Xuan begins to clear the weeds in the Flower Sea, gathering the Blue Silver Grass and their roots together, preparing to bring them back to his Courtyard.

Because Li Xuan and the others are Flower Slaves, they have no coal in winter nor bedding, so these weeds can be used for warmth, even made into straw mats to cover themselves.

The three mu Flower Sea yields few Blue Silver Grass, so Li Xuan makes two trips and brings all the Blue Silver Grass back to his Courtyard.

He spreads the Blue Silver Grass on the ground, dries them, and stores them for winter use.

As for the century weed, Li Xuan plucks its leaves, dries them separately in the Courtyard, thinking they could become useful tools.

After finishing these tasks, Li Xuan returns to his own room by himself.

In the afternoon, Lin Mo and others will personally inspect the weed‑removal condition of the Flower Sea; if any weeds remain uncleaned, they will immediately bring people to trouble the Flower Slaves.

Li Xuan's Flower Sea is especially tidy, so there's no need to worry about Lin Mo causing trouble.

(End of Chapter)